Unit 1: Risk Communication & Environmental Justice
| Day/Month | Topics/Deliverables | Readings |
|---|---|---|
| M, Aug 23 | Topic: Intro to course, community partners, and each other | CS6: Greening Youth Foundation CS1: Groundwork Atlanta OTC, Introduction to Technical Writing Guide to Writing a Bio (With Examples) |
| W, Aug 25 | Class Cancelled due to medical emergency-please email me with any questions Process Doc: Professional Bio: upload to Canvas by 11:59 PM, EDT | |
| M, Aug 30 | Topic: Environmental Justice & risk communication Complete Teacher-Student Agreement form | Grabill, J. T. & W. & Simmons, M., “Toward a critical rhetoric of risk communications,” (415-441) Bullard, “Environmentalism and Social Justice,” (1-21). OTC, Writing Process: From Audience to Rough Draft |
| W, Sept 1 | Topic: Race, Pollution, and cognitive frameworks for communication. Process Doc: Key Term Definition upload to Canvas by 11:59 PM, EDT | Washington, “Poisoned World,” (112-158). Coppola, “Rhetorical analysis of stakeholders in environmental communication,” (9-24). Burnett, “Creating Definitions” (516-44) |
| M, Sept 6 | Labor Day, No Class | |
| W, Sept 8 | Topic: The ethics of representation | Finney, Carolyn, “It’s Not Easy Being Green,” (92-116). Dragga & Voss, “Cruel pies” (265-74). |
| M, Sept 13 | Topic: Slow Violence & the Visual Rhetorics of Global Climate Catastrophe Process Doc: Annotated Bibliography upload to Canvas by 11:59 PM, EDT | Nixon, “Scenes from the seabed,” (264-280). Walsh, “The Visual Rhetoric of Climate Change,” (361–368). OTC, Audience Analysis |
| W, Sept 15 | Topic: Centering voices/practices Complete Group Preference Form | Glave, “Conservation: An African Legacy of Working the Land,” (81-92). Moller, M., et. al, “Participation through place-based e-tools,” (245-253). OTC, Page Design |
| M, Sept 20 | Writing Workshop Process Docs: Upload 3-5-page Paper Draft to Canvas by 8:00AM, EDT | OTC, Strategies for Peer Reviewing and Team Writing OTC, Power Revision Techniques |
| W, Sept 22 | Topic : Intro to Unit 2 & Drafting Proposals | Burnett, R. (2004). Chp. 19: Preparing Proposals. Technical Communication (pp. 677-717). Cengage. Sample Proposal 1: EPA, Brownfield Clean-up Sample Proposal 2: EPA Sample Proposal Sample Proposal 3: Recycling and Reuse Project |
Unit 2: Project Proposal
| Date/Month | Topics/Deliverables | Readings |
|---|---|---|
| M, Sept 27 | White Paper due uploaded to Canvas by 11:59 PM Topic: Deliverables Overview | |
| W, Sept 29 | Topic: Reflection | CS6: Greening Youth Foundation |
| M, Oct 4 | Remote Client Meeting CS6: Greening Youth Foundation, 9:30-10:15 | Bluejeans Link: https://bluejeans.com/991628206/2617 |
| W, Oct 6 | Topic: Accessible Design & Design Thinking | CS1: Groundwork Atlanta https://bluejeans.com/991628206/2617 Boyle, C. & Rivers, N.A. (2016). A version of access. TCQ. 25(1). 29-47. Greenwood, A., Lauren, B., Knott, J., & DeVoss, N. (2019). Dissensus, resistance, and ideology: design as a rhetorical methodology. Journal of Business and Technical Communication. 33(4).9-24. Tips for Accessible Web Writing, Tips for Accessible Web Designing Tips for Accessible Web Audio and Video |
| M, Oct 11 | Fall Break, No Class | |
| W, Oct 13 | Topic: Drafting and Planning | Hewitt, J. (Winter 2004). First impressions: writing a good abstract. The Communication Factor (pp.2). Rice University Newsletter. How to Make a Gantt Chart in Excel How to Make a Gantt Chart in Google Sheets |
| M, Oct 18 | Process Doc: Upload Draft Proposals no later than 8:00 AM, EDT Remote Proposal Workshop, Groups 1-3 https://bluejeans.com/991628206/2617 | Remote Proposal Draft Workshops: LMC 3403.CS6, Group 1: 9:30-9:50 LMC 3403.CS6, Group 2: 9:55-10:15 LMC 3403.CS6, Group 3: 10:20-10:40 LMC 3403.CS1, Group 1: 12:30-12:50 LMC 3403.CS1, Group 2: 12:55-1:15 LMC 3403.CS1, Group 3: 1:20-1:40 |
| W, Oct 20 | Remote Proposal Workshop, Groups 4-7 https://bluejeans.com/991628206/2617 | Remote Proposal Draft Workshops: LMC 3403.CS6, Group 4: 9:30-9:50 LMC 3403.CS6, Group 5: 9:50-10:10 LMC 3403.CS6, Group 6: 10:10-10:30 LMC 3403.CS6, Group 7: 10:30-10:45/50 LMC 3403.CS1, Group 4: 12:30-12:50 LMC 3403.CS1, Group 5: 12:50-1:10 LMC 3403.CS1, Group 6: 1:10-1:30 LMC 3403.CS1, Group 7: 1:30-1:45/50 |
Unit 3: Client Deliverables
| Date/Month | Topics/Deliverables | Readings |
|---|---|---|
| M, Oct 25 | Project Proposal Due uploaded to Canvas 11:59 PM, EDT Topic: Visual Design | Graphic Model 1: Sierra Club Graphic Model 2: EPA Hazardous Waste Graphic Model 3: JPL Solar Power Explorers |
| W, Oct 27 | Topic: Podcasts Process Doc: Deliverable Draft 1: Upload to Canvas by 11:59 PM, EDT | (Sample Podcasts) Amar, Robin. The City, Season One. USA Today. Sticher, 2018. Mars, Roman. “National Sword.” 99% Invisible. Ep. 341, 2019. Phlato, Ira. “Cold Climate Organisms Offer Clues to Crackless Concrete.” Science Friday. WNYZ. Soundcloud, 2020. |
| M, Nov 1 | Feature Stories | Sample Story 1: “For the Birds” Sample Story 2: “Dangerous Hot Zones” Sample Story 3: “On Thin Ice” Sample Story 4: “Road to Refuge” Sample Story 5: “Trashed Beaches” Sample Story 6: “End of Human Civilization” |
| W, Nov 3 | Multimedia W/S: Video editing Meet in GATech Library, 2nd Floor or remote! Process Doc: Deliverable Draft 2: Upload to Canvas by 11:59 PM, EDT | |
| M, Nov 8 | Website Creation–rhetoric of web design and web writer basics | WordPress How-To (TBA), Omeka How-To (TBA), Weebly How-To (TBA) |
| W, Nov 10 | Topic: Participatory eTools Process Doc: Deliverable Draft 3: Upload to Canvas by 11:59 PM, EDT | Technical Communication. (2017). 64(2): Special Issue on localizing user experience for culturally sensitive design (pp. 89-94) |
| M, Nov 15 | Topic: Presentation Prep | OTC, Oral Presentations |
| W, Nov 17 | Work Expo, Hall Building 102 | |
| W, Nov 22 | Thanksgiving, No Class | |
| W, Nov 24 | Thanksgiving, No Class | |
| M, Nov 29 | W/S Groups 1 & 2 | |
| W, Dec1 | W/S Groups 3 & 4 | |
| M, Dec 6 | W/S Groups 5, 6, & 7 | |
| F, Dec 10 | Deliverables due to Client |